These were some of the most enjoyable matches I've ever watched. 10 ball, races to 11 and 9. Before the tournament my friend and I chose a few winners to sweat for the win. He took Alex and Torsten, I took Orcullo and Bustamante.
We watched in person the first Torsten/Orcullo match. Torsten came from behind to beat Dennis in an cliffhanger. Then I watched the Ernesto/Orcullo match on POV, which was tight too - then the Jason Williams/Orcullo match, where Jason was on the hill and missed a relatively routine 10 ball for the win. Orcullo squeaked by on that one.
Dennis then had to double dip Alex. I didn't think anybody could double dip Alex but I was hopeful cause my $20 and pool ego horse pick was on the line.
In the first set, race to 11, Dennis had Alex down 9-2 in a race to 11, then Alex stormed back but Dennis was able to win. Then came the finals, race to 9. They traded games and went hill/hill. Alex had a routine out but got a little out of line on a side pocket shot seven ball, so he had to fire it. The 7 ball went in and popped back out! Dennis ended up with the win. My buddy and I were jumping up and screaming like it was overtime in the superbowl and we had millions on the line.
The quality of the POV stream was exceptional by the way. That room, California Billiards near San Jose, is exceptional.
We watched in person the first Torsten/Orcullo match. Torsten came from behind to beat Dennis in an cliffhanger. Then I watched the Ernesto/Orcullo match on POV, which was tight too - then the Jason Williams/Orcullo match, where Jason was on the hill and missed a relatively routine 10 ball for the win. Orcullo squeaked by on that one.
Dennis then had to double dip Alex. I didn't think anybody could double dip Alex but I was hopeful cause my $20 and pool ego horse pick was on the line.
In the first set, race to 11, Dennis had Alex down 9-2 in a race to 11, then Alex stormed back but Dennis was able to win. Then came the finals, race to 9. They traded games and went hill/hill. Alex had a routine out but got a little out of line on a side pocket shot seven ball, so he had to fire it. The 7 ball went in and popped back out! Dennis ended up with the win. My buddy and I were jumping up and screaming like it was overtime in the superbowl and we had millions on the line.
The quality of the POV stream was exceptional by the way. That room, California Billiards near San Jose, is exceptional.
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